The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
4 MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Particulars of a Case That is Exciting
The Community at Richarlton.
No Tidings Of the Missing Man.

No Things Of the Missing Man.
A German by the name of Hartwig
has m%ysteriously disappeared from
Richardton and as the case is exciting
a great deal of interest throughout
thestOunty we furnish our readers
with the details as reported to us
from IL source which we believe relia-
BILE.
On Monday of last week Mr.. IIartwig,
who had arrived ut Relaxation u day
or two before, accompanied by his
family, Il wife and four children, left
the town with Rev. Dietrich and
Henry Rien to look up Il location.
Dietrich and Rien, after u day oil
so reported that IIartwig was lost,
or drowned in the Heart river
which WAS very high at the time.
a searching party was organized and
on Thursday started out to look for
the missing man. They went to Mr..
Alpert's about six miles from town
and found Rev. Dietrich there. Hugh
McClcments, II of the searching
party, says that Dietrich. when asked
to go and look for the German re.
fused and said that his wife was sick
and that they could not make him go.
Four of the party got out of the
wagon and told him he must go and
he started with them. They went to
Dietrich's house first and got the
front wheels and harness belonging
to the lost man, the horses being ut
Alpert's. They then went to the riv-
er where Dietrich claims the party
attempted to cross and the water he
ing too deep caused the wagon to
come apart, the box floating down
the river. Dietrich then took the
party to a spot where lie said the
missing MAJ built Il raft to use in Sc.
curing his wagon box. From this
point they went down the river
between three and four miles from
where Dietrich claims the raft was
built and found the wagon box.s
From this point Dietrich claims that
he followed the man who was float
ing on the raft, about two miles
down, swimming in to the raft sever
al times in hopes that he would he
able to rescue the man, but all his ut.
tempts were failures. He said that
after following the raft until after
dark he became exhausted and fell TO
the ground with cramps. The last
Dietrich knew of Hartwig he was
wild with excitement and COM.
menced to cry, calling aloud to pray
for him. 1Iartwig took out his
pocket-book once and was going to
throw it to Dietrich, but put it back
into his pocket.
Henry Rein, who accompanied Diet
rich and IIartwig makes the follow
ing statement: When we arrived ut
the river and went into it the horses
got into a deep hole, Dietrich snatch.
ed the lines and turned them around.
In turning, the wagon box driftcd off
and down the river with me in it.
IIartwiy and Dietrich got ashore. !
got Il board and padded ashore leav-
ing the box to float down stream. AZ
ter wringing the water out of my
clothing / walked after the other two
and after going about two miles lost
sight Of them and came to the horses
and front part of the wagon which
Dietrich had taken with him. | I'M
hitched the horses to let them Craze
and went about a mile further and
followed, but receiving no answer
and night coming on l took the horses
to Dietrich's house and remained
there all night and left about eight
the next morning before Dietrich had
returned. Upon seeing Dietrich the
next day he told me that he bound
some timber together and had been
on the south shore safe ard Hartwig
went again on his raft, floating down
the river while Dietrich walked
ahead Oh shore; that he plunged into
the river to pull the raft ashore
and had a wrangle with Hartwig. He
went ashore and got II pole and held
it out, but Hartwig broke it. He said
he was then taken with cramps and
cried for help and some of the set
tiers came and took him to their
homes.
All traces Of Hartwig are lost after
Dietrich took the cramps and what
has become of him is a mystery.
Deputy Sheriff Viking with a
searching party has been looking for
Hartwig. but ut the time of going to
press had not succeeded in finding
him